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Costa Rica Rentista residence: income requirement, dividends and tax
Whether dividend income counts is not yet verified from an official source.
Check your preferred-dividend income against this floor
| Fact | What the official source says | Status | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income floor | US$2,500/month stable income (Ley 8764, art. 82). | Verified | pgrweb.go.cr |
| Do dividends count? | Not yet verified. The law does not itemise whether dividend income qualifies. | Not yet verified | — |
| Tax on foreign dividends | Costa Rica's income tax applies to Costa Rican-source income (Ley 7092 art. 1). Foreign passive income is taxed only for certain entities in multinational groups, not for individuals. | Verified | pgrweb.go.cr |
| Tax on crypto gains | Not yet verified. | Not yet verified | — |
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